Opus 2

Graham Smith-Bernal

Founder & CEO

Graham is a creative force in the legal technology world, combining visionary entrepreneurship with a grass roots knowledge of proceedings. As a court reporter, Graham saw a gap in the market for a transcription service that would allow lawyers to watch and annotate what was being said — as it happened. Driven by this idea, he started his first consultancy, Smith Bernal International, and went on to create the world-renowned LiveNote software (sold to Thomson Reuters in 2006). As founder and CEO of Opus 2, Graham continues to deliver pioneering, world-class products that streamline and enhance how lawyers work in the digital world.

Martin Bangs

Chief Financial Officer

Martin oversees the financial side of the global operation and expansion of Opus 2, finely balancing financial, contract and risk management. He’s a qualified Chartered Accountant for Opus 2 International, bringing a combination of senior-level commercial experience with the all-important creative spirit that runs throughout Opus 2.

Prior to joining Opus 2 in 2009, Martin’s previous roles include senior financial and management experience within the legal technology sector. He has also worked with rapidly growing businesses as well as at the board level within the healthcare arm of the public sector.

Steve Fleming

Chief Strategy Officer

Steve leads our product strategy and technical initiatives. He joined us in 2008 and has been at the forefront of innovation, while acting as an interface between our clients and development team.

His focus is on delivering simple yet powerful solutions that harness the value lawyers bring to their clients. He's got on-the-ground experience, having just spent five years in New York working extensively with AmLaw Top 50 firms investing in digital transformation.

Prior to Opus 2, Steve provided expertise to lawyers in the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as managing IT communications initiatives for the London HQ of the £10bn-valued WPP Group.  

Charlie Harrel

Chief Operating Officer

Charlie brings a blend of industry and operational experience to his role of Chief Operating Officer.

Charlie has a detailed understanding of the needs of Opus 2's clients and of legal process, having practiced as a commercial litigator at technology law firm Olswang LLP.  

Prior to joining Opus 2 in 2013, Charlie ran a consultancy business advising companies across the UK legal market, including law firms, in-house legal teams and independent service providers on legaltech and innovation in legal service delivery.

Oliver McClintock

Chief Commercial Officer

Oliver leads our commercial strategy and has overall responsibility for sales and marketing at Opus 2 globally.

He is a qualified lawyer and spent eight years at Allen & Overy LLP where he trained and qualified as a litigator, specialising in corporate, commercial and banking disputes. Immediately prior to joining Opus 2 in 2012, Oliver was a consultant for KPMG in their Evidence and Disclosure Management team.

Oliver's unique dual background in the practice of law and the application of legal technology helps us to deliver the most effective legal services and tools to clients around the world.

Robert Cannon

Chief Technology Officer

Robert manages our software development team in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is passionate about finding solutions to our clients' challenges — with software that's robust and easy to maintain.

He oversees user interface development for products and also engineers exceptional software and APIs for other business, financial and educational applications.

Robert has a maths and science background — with a PhD in theoretical astrophysics and research experience in neuroscience from various universities in France and the UK. He ran Textensor Ltd from its inception in 2005 and he joined Opus 2 in 2016.

Fred Howell

Chief Server Architect

Fred focuses on the server-side of the Opus 2 product range, including cloud, real-time document collaboration, and multimedia streaming. 

Joining Opus 2 when we acquired Textensor in 2016, Fred has a background in parallel hardware and software engineering, with a PhD in computer science from Edinburgh University. His interest in developing tools to help people collaborate on complex data and documents was sparked by his earlier research work in computational neuroscience.

Looking ahead, Fred sees significant opportunities to move beyond email and chat to build the next generation of real-time, in-document collaboration tools.

Raymond Bentinck

Chief Product Officer

Raymond leads the product vision, strategy and implementation of the Opus 2 platform that's delighting our clients and extending our leadership in the marketplace.

He helps our clients to secure the most value from our platform's unique collaboration capabilities within their firms and beyond to their clients — in a fast and hassle-free way.

Raymond has nearly 30 years' experience in the software industry, working for companies such as IBM, Oracle and Computer Associates across many different sectors around the world. He has also been the Managing Director for Exalead, Annotate, and led his own management consultancy practice.

Taryn Auchecorne

Business Development Director

Taryn provides strategic advice to clients and drives commercial opportunities for Opus 2 in the UK and international markets. Her deep knowledge of the dispute resolution process and the demands faced by our clients means she's perfectly placed to provide expert help.

Prior to joining us in 2013, Taryn spent more than six years at Olswang LLP where she qualified as a commercial litigator and represented clients in the High Court and in international arbitration.

Kerry Tupper

Head of Digital Transcription

Kerry joined Opus 2 in January 2020 and manages our Digital Transcription department. Her focus is on delivering the high quality, time-sensitive and reliable transcription services that our judicial, private and corporate clients expect. Day-to-day, Kerry manages her operational team and oversees an extensive pool of reporters and transcribers, to ensure this happens.

An experienced team leader, Kerry is passionate about building and maintaining excellent service levels. Following her law degree at Brunel University and an LPS at the College of Law, Kerry gained extensive experience of litigation within the insurance industry, including 11 years as a team leader at Markel.

Liza Pestillos-Ocat

Senior Vice President of US Operations

Liza oversees US operations for Opus 2 and is passionate about providing game-changing technology and services to US lawyers and legal professionals.

She brings more than 14 years of legal tech industry experience to our team. Liza was among the first employees of LiveNote, Inc., a company set up by Opus 2 founder and CEO Graham Smith-Bernal. She served as Finance Director and was instrumental in the sale of LiveNote to Thomson Reuters in 2006. She remained with the company for nearly ten years, overseeing operations and client services of its Litigation Solutions, E-Discovery and Legal Managed Services business units.

Alex Spink

Head of Finance & Analysis

Alex Spink joined Opus 2 International in 2019 and oversees all aspects of finance and analysis across the group.

After achieving his ACA accounting qualification with Deloitte, Alex moved to Sky before joining Elastic (an open source software company based in San Francisco), where he helped grow a team of 140 people to 1,500 people and saw them through an IPO in October 2018.

Having worked in high-growth software companies in numerous different commercial finance roles, Alex is no stranger to scaling a company effectively and ensuring that future business opportunities are maximised.

Arunn Ramadoss

Head of Marketing

Joining our team in early 2019, Arunn oversees marketing world-wide for Opus 2 and leads our efforts to strengthen our position as a globally-recognised brand and a leader in the legal technology space.

Acting as a catalyst between our technology, commercial and services teams, Arunn is responsible for driving our product positioning and go-to-market strategies to maximise business opportunities and growth.  

With a background that's taken him from software development to spearheading marketing for high-performing technology companies, Arunn brings a unique ability to translate complex offerings into simple-yet-compelling stories that engage audiences.